a Dark Surprise for Anna
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The last 2 weeks have been so busy, that it took me some time to catch up on MOG. One of the post that got me thinking was Anna's post about live records killing live music, read it here -> http://mog.com/Anna/blog_post/16975
I started to think about songs where the live recorded version blows the studio version out of the water. Dark Surprise by Radio Birdman is one of these songs. Some years ago I picked up a bootleg with the studio version of this song and the studio version just does not capture the over all feeling like this live version. It lacks the energy of being on stage in front of an audience. It sounds too relaxed and lame, this live version is the Birdman that we all know and love (well, those of us that know and love them. If you don't maybe this will be a good intro): intense and alive. And this particular recording has the advantage of NOT being of bootleg quality. Birdman did some amazing studio work, to be sure, however a song like this really shines in "live" form...in my opinion.
I'm not trying to convert anyone, just offer an example of what is so wonderful about live recordings.
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Comments (2)
Hey Stefan! Thank you, dark surprises are the only surprises I actually like :)
I can understand how this song could lose its flare in the studio version (I don't think I've heard the original but I can imagine), and the recording's quality is not bad at all.
But, when you listen to it, do you get that pinching wish-I-was-there feeling? I'm having trouble with that, with live recordings that are better than the studio ones. That feeling always puts me off :(
That's what I love about this kind of live recording - it makes me wish I was there! But then it feels like reading a book; you have to use your imagination as to what it would have been like to be there.